2007 MITSUBISHI OUTLANDER2.0L Diesel

The Mitsubishi Outlander passed its most recent MOT on 29 November 2025 at 149,957 miles, leaving it roadworthy with a stable but watch-list maintenance trend. The tester flagged front tyres worn close to the legal limit on both edges, rear suspension arms corroded but not seriously weakened on both sides, and rear coil springs corroded on both sides. These are carry-over consumable and corrosion issues rather than new failures, suggesting the previous owner addressed structural faults yet deferred cosmetic rust and tyre replacement. Recorded mileage rose from 116,728 in December 2022 to 149,957 by November 2025, an average of roughly 11,000 miles per year across that window against a lifetime mean near 7,900. The jump from 127,827 to 127,994 miles between the November 2023 failure and pass shows only 167 miles of corrective use, while the 2024 to 2025 spread added 10,959 miles. No long standing periods appear in the data; the car saw consistent annual use with no missing test years. Recurring rear coil spring corrosion started at the 2022 test on the near side, spread to the off side by November 2023 when the near side spring fractured, and persisted on both sides through 2025. The buyer should inspect all four spring seats and the rear suspension arms for progressive rust, as the arms now show corrosion though not yet structural weakness. The November 2023 failure also exposed an excessively worn off side front lower suspension arm ball joint, since rectified, but the front suspension geometry warrants a physical check for renewed play. Front brake pads were noted wearing thin in November 2024 and front tyres repeated the worn-edge advisory in 2022, 2024, and 2025, implying the owner skipped rotation and ran tyres to the limit. Verify brake disc condition and caliper operation, and confirm the rear shock misting noted in 2022 has not advanced to leakage.